Rain Spider - Female guarding egg-sac suspended

Rain Spider - Female guarding egg-sac suspended between leaves of aloe. (Palystes sp). Grahamstown, E. Cape, South Africa. Nocturnal hunter, living in vegetation and often entering houses, attracted by the lights. Capable of biting, non-poisonous. Body length up to 40mmFam. Sparassidae

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